Blue Corn Tortilla with Kale is a "pressed-leaf" night sky-blue tortilla recipe you can easily create at home.
Uses[]
This delicious, lovely tortilla recipe can be made into tacos, burritos, tortilla strips for salad, or even tortilla chips.
Source[]
NIzhonigo-Iina-Recipe-Book-EDITEDpb.pdf (firstnations.org)
Ingredients[]
- Ingredients: 4 cups Roasted blue corn flour
- 1 tsp Juniper Ash
- 8 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Salt 1 qt Warm water
- 1 bunch Large Kale Leaves
- 1 Tbsp Canola oil for each tortilla
- (Optional) Fresh viola/pansy/edible flowers, or Shungiku Chrysanthemum petals. These can also be pressed down by the Tortilla Maker.
Directions[]
- Make dough by mixing all dry ingredients in large bowl (flour ash, baking powder and salt)
- Add warm water and kneed dough by gradually adding flour ingredients.
- Knead until dough is formed in a ball. Dough should he soft but not sticky.
- Heat skillet at medium high with oil.
- Divide dough in half and half again. Recipe makes 16 pieces.
- With your hands, shape dough in a ball and pat to form tortilla.
- Place kale onto tortilla dough and press.
- Place patted dough onto lightly greased grill with kale on bottom.
- Brown the bottom and flip tortilla on other side, about 2-3 minutes on each sides.
- Remove and eat while warm. Enjoy!